Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Raquette Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Raquette Lake, with the one closest to Raquette Lake listed first.
- Blue Mountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain Lake
- Blue Mountain Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mountain Lake <3>
- Long Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <3>
- Old Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <3>
- Indian Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Lake <3>
- Minnehaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Piseco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piseco
- Piseco is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piseco <3>
- Number Four
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
- Number Four is located in Lewis County
- Rudeston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Newcomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Newcomb is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomb <3>
- Morehouseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
- Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
- Cranberry Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
- Cranberry Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranberry Lake <3>
- Tupper Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Lake
- Tupper Lake is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupper Lake <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Raquette Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |